Title :
A review of CAD/CAM procedures for the production of custom made artificial hip joints
Author :
Harvey, G.R. ; Harvey, R.A.H. ; Harvey, D.R.H.
Author_Institution :
Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
Abstract :
A review is given of the procedures necessary for the design and manufacture of custom-made hip joints. It is shown that the failure rate in the under-50 patients can be greatly reduced by the use of a cementless prosthesis. Up to 50 sizes of implant are available worldwide, and these can be stored in the memory to form a library of suitable off-the-shelf prostheses. In the event of the bioengineer being unable to find a suitable match, a custom-designed prosthesis is developed using a video display
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; medical computing; prosthetics; reviews; CAD/CAM procedures; bioengineer; cementless prosthesis; custom made artificial hip joints; failure rate; implant size; prosthesis design; prosthesis manufacture; under-50 patients; video display; Artificial intelligence; Bones; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer graphics; Diagnostic radiography; Hip; Production; Prosthetics; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96534
